USA Today - Feb 25 2022

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Clues Answers
'A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away . . .' AGO
'Clue' genre WHODUNIT
'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' is one OPERA
'Got it' NOTED
'I'm ___ you!' ONTO
'If I ___ a nickel for every time . . .' HAD
'That's a wrap' ITSOVER
'What ___ is new?' ELSE
Alternative to solar power WINDENERGY
Animals that have existed longer than trees SHARKS
Animated movie franchise with a weasel named Buck ICEAGE
Banana ___ (dessert) SPLIT
Barely detectable amount TRACE
Begged PLED
Beneath UNDER
Bit of body art, for short TAT
Bitter quarrels FEUDS
Brewery products ALES
Butterfly's relative MOTH
City near Lake Tahoe RENO
Clarinet insert REED
Closes SHUTS
Common lunchtime NOON
Corrosive compound ACID
Country where ceviche originated PERU
Does what a hen does LAYS
Embraces HUGS
Ending for 'micro' or 'tele' SCOPE
Exercise facility GYM
Feeling blue SAD
Former student, for short ALUM
Goodbye in Spanish ADIOS
Got a hold of via phone CALLEDUP
Kind of triangle with different side lengths SCALENE
Legendary warrior Hua ___ MULAN
Let go of DROP
Like many telenovela actors LATINO
Like most thrift store clothing USED
Lower-body exercise move LUNGE
Clues Answers
Make a baby blanket, maybe KNIT
Moisture on blades of grass DEW
More profound DEEPER
Mouthwash verb GARGLE
Name hidden in 'raise the roof' SETH
Nochebuena, for example EVE
Non-pointy end of a pencil ERASER
Op-___ (newspaper columns) EDS
Opposite of post- PRE
Organ with a cervix UTERUS
Out of the way ASIDE
Part of Philly that Jill Scott is from NORTH
Past due LATE
Pig enclosure STY
Pitch in HELP
Reign RULE
Remained STAYED
Resolve a debt PAYUP
Reuben bread RYE
Roller derby skater with a whistle REF
Section on a map REGION
Sequence contained by the word 'facetious' AEIOU
Shade of gray ASH
Sign up for, like a contest ENTER
Sound made while weightlifting GRUNT
Supporter FAN
Sweetie HON
Teary WATERYEYED
Thermometer type ORAL
Tortilla type FLOUR
Toy bear TEDDY
Unappetizing food SLOP
University in D.C HOWARD
Visibly shows sleepiness YAWNS
WayHaught's TV show WYNONNAEARP
Winter precipitations SNOWS
Word before 'rug' or 'code' AREA
___ Faire REN
___ out (distribute) DOLE